Making Moves
For such a tight-knit industry, real estate has a lot of players, and we’re keeping track of them in our Making Moves feature. Stay up to date on your colleagues in the industry, where they’ve been and where they’re going.
The advocacy group also named Richard Woods as its 2026 first vice president and 2027 president.
Planto first joined Rate as an originator in 2019. Most recently, he served as a senior loan officer with CrossCountry Mortgage.
Led by co-founders Ryan and Royale Jockers, the eight-person team previously operated out of Gary Greene’s Champions office.
Royal’s 30 years of industry experience include her stint as vice president of agent development for Coldwell Banker’s Chicago City Region.
Correa has over 23 years of experience in the Houston real estate market and was recognized four times as a NAHREP Top 250 agent.
Both Aiken and Corbett previously served as executive vice presidents, with Aiken joining the company in 2004 and Corbett joining in 2017.
Karpas entered the residential real estate world while in college at the University of Texas at Austin and founded Karpas Properties in 1991.
“At Gary Greene, we don’t just provide a place to hang your license,” said Linsey Ehle, vice president of growth and development. “We provide the systems, strategic coaching and marketing horsepower that enable our agents to grow.”
Winniford delivered 22,000 homes during his tenure with Brightland, also leading expansion efforts in Colorado, Florida and Tennessee.
“My passion has always been helping agents grow both professionally and personally,” said Ehle. “I look forward to continuing to shape our culture of growth and development.”
Turner previously served as the brokerage’s growth manager and was promoted following successful recruitment efforts this year and last.
Kolby has 20 years of experience in engineering, community development and large-scale land development and holds a master’s degree in civil and structural engineering from Texas A&M University.
Sparks was previously affiliated with The Murray Group at Weichert, REALTORS®.
Known in the industry as the “Mortgage Money Man,” Goodwin has over 35 years of experience and is ranked as one of the top mortgage lenders in the state by Scotsman Guide.
Prior to joining eXp in 2019 in a financial leadership role, Hill worked in finance with The Walt Disney Company, Nissan Motor Corporation and General Motors.
The builder’s current projects include three semi-custom builds in Spring Branch and three model homes at Two Step Farm in Montgomery.